Tuesday, January 13, 2015

Decided that I would share my entries for the Scrapbooking Memories Masters competition from 2014. This was the 2nd year that I have entered, and I ended up leaving it to the last minute to get it done and pulled a few late nights! Anyway, I was really super happy with my entries.

And I was excited to get my mag yesterday, and see that I had received an Honourable Mention for my "Travelling for Work" page. Yay! Just happy to be amongst such awesome talent.

Task 1 - Requirement: 5X7 photo with eye contact.

I do love this page... it still uses all the patterned papers that I love, but also incorporates some of the new mixed media backgrounds which I have used more in 2014.

Task 2 - Use a non-traditional scrapbook item on the page

I used a doily placemat as a mask, and milk bottle lids as stampers for the circles. I also used the trusty white mesh plasterers tape.

Task 3 - Journalling as a feature

I had a fair bit of journaling, so I ended up hiding some under a flap that opened easily on the page. I printed it all on vellum, which, let me tell you, took FOREVER to stick down!!!! This was the page I got an Honourable Mention for, and is currently published in the January magazine.

Task 4 - Art Journal

As I left things to the last minute, I didn't end up being able to find an Art Journal at my local shops - my solution - I made my own journal - with cardboard cover and patterned paper pages. Although different, I was really happy with how it turned out. Since I got the book back in November, I have tried to "journal" a few pages. Definitely need to work on this! LOL!

Saturday, January 3, 2015

Was fabulous to design the sketch for the January challenge at SUYS... join us for some inspiration and chance to win a prize!!!!!!

Here was the sketch I designed:

And here is my page....

MORE amazing photos taken by my friend Barbara!

A bit of fussy cutting with Heidi Swapp papers...

Remember SUYS is all about using HANDMADE stuff so the handmade elements I used are: the gold scallop from D'lish (plus the bow and flowers), as well as the flair from A Piece of Cake Designs. Easy to layer with some diecuts and word stickers and enamel dots, stickers, sequins and twine.

Hope you can join the fun at SUYS this month. I would love to see your take on the Sketch.

Recently we had a good friend spend the afternoon with our girls to take some photos of them. I totally loved some of these photos of Abby and they made their way to a scrap page pretty quickly!
Thanks Barb for the lovely photos...!!!

Please do join us at Scrap the Girls this month... we have this lovely sketch,....and some FAB prizes to win!

And here is my page...

Plus some closeup of those flower clusters that were an essential part of this sketch!!!!!!!

About Me

I am a wife of David and Mum of three girls, Abby, 14; Olivia, 12 and Jessie,10. I am a Speech Pathologist, currently working 3 days a week in my own business from home. 2 days a week I am an inclusive technology consultant, doing much work with iPads. All my spare time, even if it is late at night, is spent scrapbooking!!!